The Account of Kārtavīrya’s Protective Kavaca
Kārtavīrya-kavaca-vṛttānta
नानारोगकराः क्षुद्रा महावीर्या महाबलाः । वातिकाः पैत्तिका घोरा श्लैष्मिकाः सान्निपातिकाः ॥ ७० ॥
nānārogakarāḥ kṣudrā mahāvīryā mahābalāḥ | vātikāḥ paittikā ghorā ślaiṣmikāḥ sānnipātikāḥ || 70 ||
وہ طرح طرح کے روگ پیدا کرنے والے ہیں؛ جسامت میں چھوٹے مگر عظیم قوت و توانائی والے؛ کوئی واتج، کوئی پِتّج، کوئی نہایت ہولناک، کوئی کَفج، اور کوئی تینوں دوشوں کے سَنّیپات سے (روگ پھیلانے والے) ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, teaching technical classifications)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames bodily suffering as a knowable, classifiable condition—encouraging discernment and disciplined living (dharma) rather than fear, aligning technical knowledge with spiritual steadiness.
Indirectly: by acknowledging the reality of disease and imbalance, it supports a devotional life grounded in regulated conduct and endurance, so the mind remains fit for remembrance and worship.
A technical, śāstra-style taxonomy of disorders using tridoṣa language (vāta, pitta, kapha) and sannipāta—showing how Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 preserves applied scientific vocabulary alongside religious teaching.